trade adjustment assistance and tax extenders have been referenced. hopefully we could do all of those. of course, we have a very short period of time left to do that. let me ask the majority leader, given that short time, does the majority leader have a high degree of confidence that in fact he will be seeking to follow the calendar that's been set out by the majority leader to end this first session of this congress indeed on the scheduled date of december 13, and i yield to my friend? mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman for the recitation of his desired wish list for what he'd like to see on the floor. i'd like to remind the gentleman, mr. speaker, this house has passed well over 140 if not 150 bills very much focused on job creation, very much focused on trying to make sure that we address the needs of those who are most vulnerable right now, trying to make sure that we can sustain the safety net while equipping those that are without the tools necessary to get up on that ladder of success. unfortunately, mr. speaker, the senate has just refused to